Subject: help

From: Kevin Michael Kraft <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 13:42:03 -0500 (EST)

To Whom It May Concern:

Somehow my INBOX has become a read-only folder, and I can't seem to find
out how I changed it.  Subsequently I have not been able to delete the one
message in the folder.
Please let me know what I need to do to remedy the problem

Thank you
Kevin Kraft
(University of Maryland student)

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From: "Sudharshan. S." <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 1997 16:53:34 +0500

Hi Kevin,

> Please let me know what I need to do to remedy the problem

Check the permissions of your INBOX (could be /usr/mail/kmk). Make sure
that it has 'rw' permissions for yourself and the group.

Hope it helps,
Sudharshan.

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From: [email-masked] (Karen King)
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 17:31:24 GMT

On 3 Jan 1997 10:47:15 -0800, [email-masked] (Kevin Michael Kraft)

>(University of Maryland student)

I have also had the same problem from time to time, and here's how
I've learned to fix it:

at the prompt, type:  
		mv ~/../mail/{YOUR LOGIN ID HERE}  ~/mail/oldINBOX
		pico ~/mail/oldINBOX

When you run pico, it'll say something like "Long Lines Wrapped", but
there won't be anything on the screen.  Press either Ctrl-6 or Ctrl-^
to set a mark.  The screen should say "Mark Set".  Then use Ctrl-V to
page down until you get to the first complete message, which starts
with "From:". Position the cursor one line above the "From" line, and
use Ctrl-K to delete everything above.  Exit and Save.  Start Pine.
It'll say there's no inbox.  Open the oldINBOX folder, and there's
your mail - all except the first message which got corrupted.  Pine
will create a  new inbox the next time there's mail in it.

It's definitely a pain!